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y What is a Paragraph? Y, , .* paragraph is a group of sentences about one main (1.4., It can be short or long; between 5 and 10 sentences. The first, sentence of a paragraph is usually indentedYa few spaces., , A paragraph has 3 parts:, , lopic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph,, and tells what the paragraph will be about., , are in the middle of a paragraph., They give examples or other details about the topic., , Concluding sentence is the last sentence. It closes the, paragraph, by summarizing the main idea (restating, the topic sentence, in different words)., , , , Transition Words help move the story forward and show the sequence of events, , -Then -Next -Later -Also, -Afterthat -Suddenly -Soon, -Later that day -Meanwhile, -In the meantime -As soon as, , , , , , , , , , , , , , How To Write a Paragraph, 1. Start on a new line. 4. Write detail sentences thz, 2. Indent{ the first line. support the main idea., 3. Write a topic sentence 5. End with a conclusion se, that tells the main idea. that closes the paragraph.